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    Lock icon As more people add zip, congestion moves from roads to the pavement
    5019 1  -  AMANDA LEE, LAURA PHILOMIN leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Under the harsh sunlight at noon, Mr Shawn Chua, 33, will on most days hop onto his two-month-old electric scooter and zip along the pavement from his Bedok North home to his
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    S’pore could be hit as Linggiu Reservoir levels reach new low
    512 1  -  SINGAPOREANS URGED TO CONSERVE WATER NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The reservoir that enables Singapore to reliably draw water from the Johor River has hit another all-time low, dipping to 43 per cent from 54.5 per cent in August.
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    Lock icon Historic win clears way for Suu Kyi to form govt
    841 1 NLD clinches enough seats to push it over threshold neededfor parliamentary majority AGENCIES YANGON Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party attained a historic majority in Myanmar’s Parliament yesterday, making it possible for them to form the country’s first
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      Lock icon US bombers fly over S China Sea ahead of talks
      686 2 Move comes as Obama prepares to a ttend APEC summit alongside China PLANES AVOID 12-NAUTICAL-MILE ZONES CLAIMED BY BEIJING AGENCIES WASHINGTON/BEIJING —The Pentagon announced that two United States B-52 strategic bombers have flown near artificial Chinese-built islands in the South
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      Lock icon Military 99% sure US-led airstrike killed IS executioner
      765 2 AGENCIES LONDON/ WA SHINGTON The Islamic State (IS) extremist from the United Kingdom known as “Jihadi John” for his role in videotaped executions of hostages was the target of a recent American-led airstrike in Syria, with officials saying that there is “high
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      Lock icon Mummy arrives at National Museum
      95 4 The mummy of an adolescent boy wrapped in many layers of linen dating back to 100AD to 120AD is carefully stowed away in preparation for its debut after being photographed during a media preview at the National Museum. Apart from the Egyptian mummy, other ancient
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      Lock icon Three new PAP MPs to help lead GPCs
      757 4  -  NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Three new People’s Action Party (PAP) Members of Parliament (MPs) have been appointed to help helm committees set up by the party to scrutinise legislation and policies for the 13th Parliament. Mr Amrin Amin of Sembawang Group
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      Lock icon Myanmar generals set the stage for their own exit
      964 5 Knowing change was needed, they carefully managed the transition, experts say RULING PARTY’S STRENGTH WAS OVERESTIMATED THE NEW YORK TIMES NAYPYIDAW This capital, built from scratch by Myanmar’s former dictators, is filled with soldiers, police officers and civil servants. But even
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      R21 rating for film on Marxist Conspiracy
      393 7 sions today and tomorrow. ADDItional reporting BYTOH EE MING SINGAPORE In a move that has taken some civil activists here by surprise, the Media Development Authority (MDA) has given an R21 rating to a film about Operation Spectrum in 1987 the so-called Marxist
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      R21 rating for film on Marxist Conspiracy
      393 7 (2nd Edition) sions today and tomorrow. ADDItional reporting BYTOH EE MING SINGAPORE In a move that has taken some civil activists here by surprise, the Media Development Authority (MDA) has given an R21 rating to a film about Operation Spectrum in 1987 the so-called Marxist
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  • voices
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      Lock icon Lifts need better safety measures, foolproof or not
      346 8  -  FROM DARREN CHAN KENG LEONG The design of lift sensors must take into consideration that there are no objects at the doors before they close completely (“No guarantee multibeam sensors would prevent lift accidents, says BCA”; Nov 10). The Building and Construction
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      Conserve green spaces to forge national identity
      271 8  -  FROM KAT LI HENG Since the 1960s, Singapore has been developing rapidly to the benefit of future generations, with a more comfortable life in our urban landscape. However, we progress at the expense of green spaces that have been around for a long
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      Wind, solar sustainable if excess power is stored
      216 8  -  FROM LIU RIJING I refer to the commentary “Why wind and solar power are not solutions to climate change” (Nov 10). The writer suggested that wind and solar power are not cost-efficient because they account for a small per- centage of total
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Gardens by the Bay chief wants more youths involved in nature conservation
      652 10  -  KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He coined the term “City in a Garden” and is the prime mover in transforming Singapore into an island criss-crossed with seamlessly connected parks, but Gardens by the Bay chief executive officer Tan Wee
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      URBAN PLANNER BAGS NATIONAL DAY AWARD
      455 10  -  KELLY NG When Mr Andrew David Fassam left the United Kingdom 21 years ago to join the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) as an architect, what struck him most was the authority’s efficiency and openness to new ideas. Since then, he has had a taste
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      Man with fetish disorder gets 36 months’ jail
      645 11  -  26-year-old duped young boys into taking laxative pills, made them send him photos, videos HE MANIPULATED 13 VICTIMS SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE He gets aroused by images of young boys vomiting and defecating, but got bored with this type of
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  • world
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      Lock icon Japan, S Korea fail to resolve differences on comfort women issue
      578 12 Park Geun-hye’s calls for Tokyo to address historical forced prostitution fall on deaf ears VICTIMS STILL WAITING FOR AN ‘ACCEPTABLE’ SOLUTION AGENCIES TOKYO/SEOUL Hopes of a resolution to the long-standing issue of wartime “comfort women” appeared bleak yesterday, as
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      Lock icon Environmental group says it had warned Pahang govt before landslide
      564 12 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR The logs that washed out during the Karak Highway landslide indicate that excessive land clearing may have played a part in the disaster, Malaysian Works Minister Fadillah Yusof said yesterday, as an environmental watchdog claimed that it
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      Lock icon Loneliest generation
      1331 13 THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING By many measures, Mr Wang Hailei, 36, belongs to one of the most privileged generations in Chinese history. Raised without siblings under China’s one-child policy, he was lavished with attention and pampered with gifts such as computer games, martial arts novels and music
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  • business
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      Vehicle buyers lift retail sales, but underlying demand weak
      570 14  -  EXCLUDING CARS, RETAIL SALES INDEX CONTRACTED 1.4% FROM LAST YEAR ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Retail sales rose in September, largely driven by a surge in motor vehicle purchases, but the growth belied the underlying weakness in the retail sector with sales
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      Lock icon M’sia’s 4.7% Q3 growth weakest in over two years
      447 14 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia yesterday reported its slowest economic growth and smallest current account surplus in over two years, with the thirdquarter data offering little relief for the ringgit that has lost about 20 per cent of its value this year.
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      Lock icon Olam’s profit slides 30% to S$31 million
      347 14 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Olam International, the commodity trader controlled by Singapore investment giant Temasek Holdings, yesterday reported a 30 per cent drop in thirdquarter profit in the absence of an exceptional gain previously enjoyed and as sales of food staples declined. For the three
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  • sports
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      FORMER LIONS BEMOAN MERLION CUP STALEMATE
      659 16  -  Loss of quadrangular will rob national team of vital international exposure PARTIES INVOLVED ‘MUST MAKE CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO BRING IT BACK’ ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg in Singapore.” additional reporting BYNOAHTAN SINGAPORE For the sake of Singapore football, make it work. That is the rallying cry
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      Lock icon What the snag is
      168 16 Last month, TODAY reported that MP Silva was planning to bring back the Merlion Cup after a seven-year absence. They have also lined up the Singapore national team, Myanmar’s national side, Chinese outfit Shanghai Shenhua and J-League club Yokohama F Marinos for the invitational, which is
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      Lock icon WORLD CHAMPIONS SUFFER BOMB SCARE
      214 16 AGENCIES PARIS Germany’s national football team have been evacuated from their Paris hotel ahead of yesterday’s friendly match against France because of a bomb threat. The Hotel Molitor says an anonymous caller phoned in the threat at 9:50am and that all guests were immediately evacuated,
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      Lock icon REDS DANCING TO KLOPP’S TUNE
      883 17 New manager impresses at Anfield with shrewd tactics and sound management Presiding over three wins, three draws and one defeat, Jurgen Klopp has been in charge of Liverpool for exactly four weeks today. How has the charismatic German influenced the Reds’play? OurEPL expert Adrian Clarke
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      Lock icon ON THE WANE, ROONEY FEARS FOR HIS ENGLAND FUTURE
      327 17 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Wayne Rooney admitted he faces a “huge challenge” to keep his starting spot with the England national team, after being dropped from his country’s first XI in this morning’s prestigious friendly against Spain. As captain of his
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      Lock icon SRU WANTS A RUGBY BALL FOR EVERY CHILD
      550 18  -  President Low’s ‘Pass It On’ initiative receives law firm’s support PROGRAMME AIMS TO BOOST FAMILIARITY WITH THE SPORT AMANPREET SINGH amanpreet@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —His vision for Singapore rugby is to see a ball in the hands of every rugby-playing child, and Singapore Rugby
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      Lock icon SUPER RUGBY WORRIED ABOUT SUNWOLVES’ PREPARATIONS
      436 18 AP WELLINGTON Super Rugby organisers are concerned about the preparations of the Japanese expansion club which is set to join the southern hemisphere competition next season. New Zealand Rugby chief executive Steve Tew said SANZAR, the tournament’s governing body, is worried about preparations at
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      48 19 SATURDAY, 14 NOVEMBER 2015 INDIE BOOKSTORE BOOKSACTUALLY CELEBRATES A DECADE OF LOVE FOR THE PRINTED WORD >20 CRASH COURSE EXHIBITION ON THE HADRON COLLIDER OFFERS INSIGHT INTO THIS ENGINEERING MARVEL > 22 SEXY SEVENS 7-SEATER MPVS DO NOT HAVE TO BE BORING OR BOXY > 23 PHOTO: CHUA HONG YIN
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        Lock icon THE INDIE BOOKSTORE THAT COULD
        709 20  -  BOOKSACTUALLY CELEBRATES ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY WITH AN EXHIBITION MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg For Kenny Leck, nothing beats the sight of one of his books in the hands of another, sometimes as far away as Iceland. The owner of independent bookshop BooksActually recalled how one of the
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        10 years, 10 books
        937 21 Kenny Leck’s book list down memory lane SINGAPORE BooksActually’s head honcho Kenny Leck clearly loves his books. We asked him to list 10 titles that have had a significant impact on him and the bookstore through the years. Down And Out In Paris And London (George
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        STATE of THE ARTS
        238 21  -  MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE Last weekend, National Arts Council (NAC) chief executive Kathy Lai’s opinion piece about the “tough balancing act” of arts funding was published in The Straits Times, in response to earlier critical opinions expressed by Cultural Medallion recipients Ong Keng Sen and Haresh Sharma,
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        Lock icon Art and science collide
        409 22  -  Exhibition on the Large Hadron Collider arrives at ArtScience Museum BIG BANG THEORY GENEVIEVE LOH SINGAPORE Coming from the renowned Science Museum in London, Collider is an immersive experience with specially designed soundscape and video art that allow visitors to explore the biggest physics experiment in
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        Lock icon Bust a move
        167 22  -  RAYMOND THAM SINGAPORE From an Egyptian mum-my-board nearly 3,000 years old to a bust of legendary Roman Emperor Hadrian from around 125-130AD, some of the world’s most stunning relics from ancient civilisation will be on display at the National Museum of Singapore starting next month. The artefacts
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        Best tweet ever
        179 22 SINGAPORE One Direction’s first concert in Singapore set a Twitter record for the local entertainment industry with over 100,000 tweets for a one-day concert. But if that is not proof enough of how much their fans adore them, Singapore fans are invited to participate in a global
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        SEVEN-SEATERS GET SEXY
        553 23  -  NEW DESIGNS MEAN CAR BUYERS WHO WANT THE VERSATILITY OF SEVEN SEATS NO LONGER HAVE TO DRIVE BORING BOXES LEOW JU-LEN todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE You know that seven-seat-er MPVs (Multi Purpose Vehicles) are hot when BMW starts to manufacture them. Performance Motors has just launched the 216d Gran
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        SIX TIPS FOR SIZING UP THAT SEVEN-SEATER
        257 23 1 TRY ALL THE SEATS The only way to decide if a car’s thirdrow chairs will be comfy is if you plant yourself there. Check if there’s enough space for your feet and knees, and see if you find the seat angle comfy.
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        Other sevens to consider
        341 24 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER: S$131,999 WITH COE It may not be an MPV, but the Mitsubishi Outlander is a credible sev-en-seater, at least for short journeys (alas, the rear lacks an air-condi-tioning vent). The Outlander is a mighty decent car, with a long list of worthwhile equipment for
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        Seven tips for getting your ride road-trip ready
        466 25  -  So, you’re loading the family in your MPV and driving north for the school holidays. Here’s what you need to do to last the distance ROAD TRIPPING DERRYN WONG SINGAPORE A journey of 1,000 miles may begin with a single step, but
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        Lock icon What to look out for when buying a pre-owned car
        463 25  -  Here’s how you can separate the wheat from the potential chaff in your search for a used ride CHERYL TAY todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE One of the advantages of buying a pre-owned car is that you have the option of buying a
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        FUN ON FOUR WHEELS
        55 25 If you’re travelling with young ones in tow, don’t forget about in-car entertainment. Instead of relying solely on mobile devices, bring along old-school distractions like card games and colouring books. And since there’s usually plenty to see on the road, old standards like I Spy or
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      37 22 Catch the World Cup Qualifying match LIVE on-the-go for FREE! i. V FI FA WORLD CUP RUSSIA 2018 Toggle L/VeT) Round 2 Group E 17 November 2015, Tuesday, 7.55pm HZ"jf' .i SINGAPORE VS SYRIA SELECTED SMART MV
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      1140 26 CHANNEL CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM My Genie II 6.30 Easy Cooking 7.00 Table Of Glory 9.00 Pleasant Goat And Big Big Wolf VI 9.30 Chicken Stew: Tales from The Salted Egg Temple 10.00 Magic Institute (HD) 10.30 Little Counsellor Season 1 and 4 (HD) 11.00 It’s a Small World IV
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      1157 27 CHANNEL CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannelu@mediacorp.com.sg programming@channelnewsasia.com tellvasantham@mediacorp.com.sg HEADLINES 7 .30am, 8.30am, 10.30am, 1pm, 1.30pm, 3.30pm, 5.30pm, 6pm, 7 .30pm 6.00AM Lose To Win II 6.30 Talking Point (HD) 7 .00 The Dr Oz Show IV (HD) 8.00 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 9.00 Wheel Of Fortune XXXI (HD)(CC)
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      306 28 ON SATURDAY 2.00PM TGI Saturday With Dafril Phua 5.00 987 HOME With Joakim Gomez 6.00 Say It With Music With Naomi Yeo 10.00 Automated 11.00 987 Anthems by Zouk And The AOS Collection DJs 6.00AM News Plus The Best Of Body Soul With Daniel Martin 10.00 News Plus Weekend Brunch
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      274 28 MediaCorp’s latest online TV service offers entertainment, lifestyle, information and news across multiple devices. Log on to www.toggle.sg or download the Toggle App now. E: English C: Chinese M: Malay T: Tamil LATEST CATCH-UP TV Watch episodes on Toggle after they are shown on TV. FREE LIFE FEAR NOT (PG)
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    Lock icon A Team Goes Far By Staying Local
    897 1  -  By SAM BORDEN INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY BILBAO, Spain The buzzword at the best soccer clubs in Europe these days is global. Bayern Munich wants to be known in Asia and Australia. Barcelona wants to be known in the Middle East. Everyone wants to be
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    Lock icon Seeking to Disrupt Philanthropy
    1181 1  -  NEWS ANALYSIS ALESSANDRA STALEY INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY San Francisco THE ENDURING CREDO of Silicon Valley is that innovation, not money, is its guiding purpose and that world-changing technology is its true measure of worth. Wealth is treated as a pleasant byproduct. The tech world is home to
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  • WORLD TRENDS
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      Lock icon A Matrilineal Society Is at Risk of Vanishing
      638 2  -  By AMY QIN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY LUGU LAKE, China A young man clad in a white shirt, black pants and red belt suddenly scrambled up the side of a log house and slid feet first into a second-story latticed
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      Lock icon Limiting Exports of Spy Technology
      680 2  -  By JAMES RISEN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY WASHINGTON Ayman Ammar and Rashid Albuni claimed to be computer technology distributors in the United Arab Emirates. The United States government charged them with smuggling of illegally shipping American equipment to the Syrian government that can
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      Lock icon Quandary Over Curry With Shortage of Chefs
      647 3  -  By KIMIKO DE FREYTAS-TAMURA THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY LONDON William Makepeace Thackeray, a 19th-century English writer, was born in Calcutta and once penned an ode to curry. “’Tis, when done,” he wrote, “a dish for Emperors to feed upon.” Curry today
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      Lock icon Tricked on Land, Abused at Sea
      802 3  -  By IAN URBINA THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY LINABUAN SUR, the Philippines When Eril Andrade left this small village, he was healthy and hoping to earn enough on a fishing boat on the high seas to replace his mother’s leaky roof. Seven months
      THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; HANNAH REYES FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  802 words
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      630 4  -  By AZAM AHMED THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY HAVANA A magnetic energy courses between Claudia Rodriguez and Alejandro Padilla, binding their romance. What their love will not bear, for the moment, is a family. Though they plan to marry and have children,
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